Western Society of Soil Science records, 1947-1990.

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Western Society of Soil Science records, 1947-1990.

The majority of the Western Soil Science Society Records are secretarial files consisting of correspondence and meeting papers (1955-1987). There are also programs, abstracts, newsletters, and papers in preparation for the annual meetings of the WSSS and the Pacific Division of American Association for the Advancement of Science (1947-1990).

4.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

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Western Society of Soil Science

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The Western Society of Soil Science began in 1922 in Salt Lake City under the name "Western Society of Soil Management and Plant Nutrition." The objective of the WSSS, as stated in their bylaws, is to "promote research, teaching, and extension in soil science and plant nutrition in the geographic area of the Western Region of the United States and the western provinces of Canada, and to cooperate with other societies and organizations concerned with soil and plant nutrition problems in this area...

American Society of Agronomy. Western Branch.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pacific Division

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Founded in 1914, the purpose of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division is to further the work of scientists and their students, facilitate cooperation and communication among scientists and their students, foster scientific freedom and responsibility, improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, increase public understanding and appreciation of science, foster science education, and unify and coordinate scientific societies affiliated...